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Vero Beach wide receiver earns 2017 offer from Tech

Photo of Michael Smith courtesy of 247 Sports.
Photo of Michael Smith courtesy of 247 Sports.
By Juliakate E Culpepper
Jan 6, 2017

Vero Beach High School wide receiver Michael Smith received a scholarship offer from Georgia Tech on Friday, according to Jon Santucci of Treasure Coast Newspapers.

Smith, a 6-foot-2, 200-pound senior from Vero Beach, Fla., has offers from Pittsburgh, Indiana, Notre Dame, Connecticut, Florida International, Florida A&M, Massachusetts and Tennessee-Martin, according to 247 Sports. Smith also posted on Twitter that he received an offer from Washington State on Dec. 29.

Smith’s most recent offer came from Notre Dame on Dec. 21. The senior wide receiver plans to visit Tech the weekend of Jan. 20, according to 247 Sports.

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